ANKARA (AA) - March 21, 2013 - Anadolu Agency's (AA) Finance Desk launched its market expectations survey series with "Monetary Policy Board Expectations Poll."
Poll shows that the economists do not expect a change in the policy rates, which is currently 5.5 percent.
AA Finance Desk completed its poll ahead of Turkey's Central Bank's (TCB) Monetary Policy Board meeting on March 26. Nineteen economists participating in the poll do not expect a change in the interest rate corridor.
Sixteen of the economists do not expect a change in loan interest rates (higher band of the interest corridor) of the TCB, which is 8.50 percent currently; while 3 of them expect a decrease by 25 base points.
Seventeen of the economists do not expect a change in the lower band of the interest corridor of the TCB, which is 4.5 percent currently, and 2 of them expect a decrease by 25 base points.
AA Finance Desk will continue to take the pulse of finance markets in the upcoming term.
